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January 21, 2014

Relaxer Day Results…

I relaxed my hair myself
at 18 weeks post relaxer and it was a lot tedious than I imagined. I’m officially a DIY relaxer girl *throws
confetti*. The night before my relaxer I put my hair in four sections and sprayed
my new growth with Mane n Tail detangler and combed with my wide width comb
followed by a smaller teeth comb to get all the tangles or knots out. I did
this because I wanted to be able to part through my hair while applying the
relaxer to my new growth only. I applied Vaseline on my scalp, tied down my
hair and went to sleep. I was hoping for
some texture and not bone straight results.

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On the morning of my
relaxer I applied Extra Virgin Olive Oil on my strands, then Roux Correction & Conditioner on the length of my hair.Since this is my first official time being a DIY girl I decided to add 1
table spoon of EVOO to attempt to weaken the relaxer and buy myself some more
time to finish my entire head.

I started at the right
hand back corner and by the time I finished the back I started to feel alil
tingle on the right hand side. I sprayed the area with hair spray and started
working through the top right corner. As
I began on the last section of the left front side the tingle became abit more.
I worked quickly and managed to barely comb through each section once. I
checked the time I realized that it took me 27mins to get through my entire
head and the relaxer was left on the last section for under 2 mins. My hair
dresser normally takes 12-15 mins for my whole head and I was hoping to be
finished within 15-20mins but that didn't happen so, I hopped into the shower and rinsed my hair thoroughly.

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[1] Applied Aphogee 2 min
reconstructor for 3 mins and rinsed to add back some strength.

[2] Shampooed with Motions Neutralizing Shampoo 3 times and rinsed.

[3] Deep conditioned with a
mixture of L’oreal Total Repair 5 Damage Erasing Balm and

Once my hair was dry I
combed down my hair to see what progress I had made. I chose to wrap my hair for a straight look
rather than flat iron because I still don’t own a flat iron *weird right* and
the thought of all that heat scares me honestly.

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Due to the amount of time
the relaxer was left on the back section most of it came out bone straight but
I’m hoping for alil reversion after my first wash day. The area that I applied
the relaxer to last has the most texture but its still manageable. I’m happy
with the results I got and I’ll definitely be relaxing my hair myself again.
Next time I’ll try to work faster if not I may have to do my hair in two halves
so I get the same results all over. Strangely enough I got no burns *yay me*.My only complaint is my hair was extremely
dry after I came out of the dryer, which was strange for me and I’m not sure
what contributed to it. It looks like I’m grazing Armpit Length (APL) once
again and I did dust off ½ inch all over myself.Here are the results: Sorry about the quality
I was working with my 10sec timer.

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Three days later I wasn't satisfied
with the outcome of the pics as some looked blurry so my mom assisted me.

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Have you relaxed your hair
recently and how did it go & How did I do on my first DIY relaxer?

Wow, you did such a good job with your relaxer and your hair is looking so healthy and long. You are definitely grazing APL, woop woop.

I am impressed that you don't own a flat iron and your hair looks that straight, I need to learn that method. I used to be afraid of heat like you for over a year but now I do it once every 2 weeks and it's not too bad :).

I am still scared of self relaxing but I would love to get there one day.

Well done!! I think the first time DIY is scary but you did it like a pro! Your time will only get better as you do more touch ups. The half and half will definitely give you more time and give you more texture. I love adding oils into the relar it definitely helps with extra texture! Your hair looks really thick and healthy! You are definitely APL!!

Good job. I would NEVER be able to pull of DIY relaxing. I'd be DIY BALD at the end of the ordeal.However, I did go get my hair permed the other day, bone straight for the very first time. EEEEP! I'll be paying a lot more attention to your relaxed tips.

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